OceanGate Still Advertising Titanic Trips After Catastrophic Implosion

OceanGate Still Advertising Titanic Trips After Catastrophic Implosion Of Sub Which Left 5 Dead

OceanGate Expeditions is still advertising trips to the Titanic shipwreck on its website — more than 10 days after its submersible imploded on its deep-sea journey to the wreckage, killing all five aboard.

The undersea exploration company lists two missions to the Titanic in 2024 – from June 12-20 and June 21-29 – at a cost of $250,000 per person, according to the site.

The price includes one submersible dive, private accommodations, all required training, expedition gear, and all meals while on board, OceanGate says.

 

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OceanGate Inc. is an American privately owned company based in Everett, Washington, that provides crewed submersibles for tourism, industry, research, and exploration. The company was founded in 2009 by Stockton Rush and Guillermo Söhnlein.

The company acquired a submersible vessel, Antipodes, and later built two of its own: Cyclops 1 and Titan. In 2021, OceanGate began taking paying tourists in the Titan to visit the wreck of the Titanic. As of 2022, the price to be a passenger on an OceanGate expedition to the Titanic shipwreck was US$250,000 per person.

On June 18, 2023, Titan imploded during a voyage to the Titanic wreck site, killing all five occupants on board, including Rush.

An international search and rescue operation was launched, and on June 22, 2023 the wreckage was found on the seabed about 500 meters (1,600 ft) from the Titanic wreck site. The company subsequently closed its Everett office indefinitely.